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Country Case Study: Uganda. Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained

Richard M. Kavuma

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 24 pp.

Examining Uganda’s increasingly fractured media landscape, this report finds that the media is vulnerable to government intimidation and self-censorship.

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An Explosion of News: The State of Media in Afghanistan

Peter Cary

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 56 pp.

"The exponential media growth in Afghanistan over the last decade is due to the enthusiasm of Afghan entrepreneurs and to support from the United States and other nations, states this report. According to the executive summary "support from the United States, the biggest donor, has waxed and waned. ... more

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New Projects Submitted to the IPDC. Part 2: Asia and the Pacific

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2012), 140 pp.

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A Pilot Study for GFMD’s Media Development Toolkit: Testing Standards, Strengthening Professionalism. An Assessment of Ghana’s Media Landscape

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);IREX;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2012), 49 pp.

"The study did not aim to carry out new surveys or collect information that was not already publicly available. Since the toolkit is aimed at providing media development organizations with a tool to assess media landscapes without having to carry out extensive new research, the Ghana study worked on ... more

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Model Interventions: The Evolution of Media Development Strategies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia from 2000 to 2007

Hawley Johnson

New York: Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Doctoral Thesis (2012), 309 pp.

"International donors came to see media development as a silver bullet for democratization efforts to foster freedom of speech, civil society, good governance, as well as an engaged citizenry. Donors and practitioners initially believed that institutions, once established, would function in a specif ... more

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Spanish Cooperation in Culture and Communication: An Overview of a Decade of Exchanges with Ibero-America

Luis A. Albornoz, M. Trinidad García Leiva

Global Media and Communication, volume 8, issue 1 (2012), pp. 65-80

"The article presents the main results of the investigation, ‘Current Situation and Prospects of Spanish Cooperation in Culture and Communication with the Rest of Ibero-America, 1997–2007’. The text offers an overview of the initiatives which took place during the period studied, by country, c ... more

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An Assessment of Media Development Challenges and Opportunities in Myanmar: Change is in the Air

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 34 pp.

"At the request of the Norwegian, Swedish and subsequently Danish Embassies in Bangkok, International Media Support (IMS) conducted an assessment of the current media environment inside Myanmar during two missions between July and November 2011. The assessment was motivated by a democratic reform pr ... more

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Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development: Evaluating the Evaluators
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Monroe E. Price, Susan Abbott, Libby Morgan (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2011), vi, 343 pp.

"Press freedom indices such as those administered by Freedom House, IREX, and Reporters Without Borders have emerged as crucial tools, not only for the general public, but also for donors, implementers, and academics in their attempts to understand the relationships among media assistance, democrati ... more

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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.

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Iraq’s News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects

Sherry Ricchiardi

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 46 pp.

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Focus on the Media: 2010 Annual Report DW-Akademie

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2011), 36 pp.

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Impact: A Practical Guide to Evaluating Community Information Projects

Miami: Knight Foundation (2011), 37 pp.

"This guide will take you through the essential steps for designing an evaluation of your community information project. These steps explain what to do and consider at different stages of the evaluation process: 1. Describe your project and identify your target audience. 2. Identify the evaluation� ... more

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Gut informiert - verantwortungsvoll handeln: Das weltweite Medienprogramm der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

Sankt Augustin; Berlin: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), 42 pp.

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Financially Viable Media in Emerging and Developing Markets
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Anne Nelson (ed.)

Paris: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA);African Media Initiative (AMI) (2011), 118 pp.

"This report investigates the relationships between media freedoms, financial sustainability of media in emerging markets, and international media support. It is based on a survey of more than 220 newspapers and media executives in more than sixty countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, ... more

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Funding Free Expression: Perceptions and Reality in a Changing Landscape

Anne Nelson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 25 pp.

"Seven key findings emerged from this research: 1. Overall donor funding for free expression work has increased–not decreased–over the past three to five years [...] 2. Under current conditions, it is impossible to conclusively measure the amount of free expression funding. Donors themselves hav ... more

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Deepening Participation and Improving Aid Effectiveness Through Media and ICTs: A Practical Manual Translating Lessons Learned Into Daily Practice

Patrick Kalas, Christoph Spurk

Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2011), 25 pp.

"A critical review of project reports, studies, and evaluations was conducted to distil lessons learned and find out what really works and why. The results of this review are close to a paradigm shift: Starting as a magic solution from its beginnings, ICTs are now considered as just another normal m ... more

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Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC);Australian Aid (AusAID) (2011), 7 pp.

"The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a public broadcaster with a Charter obligation to ‘transmit overseas programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment’. The Corporation delivers extensive audio and screen-based content for audiences throughout Australia a ... more

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New Projects Submitted to IPDC. Part 1: Africa

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 249 pp.

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Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
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Elizabeth McCall

New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2011), ix, 127 pp.

This publication outlines four communication approaches used by United Nations organizations: (i) behaviour change communication; (ii) communication for social change; (iii) communication for advocacy; and (iv) strengthening an enabling media and communications environment. The second part provides ... more

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Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
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Shanthi Kalathil

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), xi, 81 pp.

"This handbook is designed for those who may be interested in supporting media development programs, but are unclear about the whys, hows, and whens. It introduces the fundamentals of media development, provide ways to conceptualize and analyze the sector, and helps guide programming based on politi ... more

Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development: Evaluating the Evaluators Top Insights

Financially Viable Media in Emerging and Developing Markets Top Insights

Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations Top Insights

Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide Key Guidance

Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development: Evaluating the Evaluators
Top Insights

Financially Viable Media in Emerging and Developing Markets
Top Insights

Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
Top Insights

Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
Key Guidance